Dharmanagar Assembly constituency

Dharmanagar Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. The first elections held for this constituency were in (/wiki/1972TripuraLegislativeAssemblyelection). It comprises the Ragna, Baruakandi and Dharmanagar sub-divisions of North Tripura district.

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Dharmanagar Assembly constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Dharmanagar Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1972</td><td>Amarendra Sarma</td><td></td><td>Independent politician</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Kalidas Dutta</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Biswa Bandhu Sen</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>2026^</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026 by-election

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Jahar Chakraborti</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMB</td><td>Bibhas Ranjan Das</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Chayan Bhattacharjee</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2023

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Biswa Bandhu Sen</td><td>18,684</td><td>49.35%</td><td>7.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Chayan Bhattacharya</td><td>17,586</td><td>46.45%</td><td>44.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Saurabh Goswami</td><td>658</td><td>1.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>444</td><td>1.17%</td><td>0.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Bibash Ranjan Das</td><td>203</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,098</td><td>2.90%</td><td>16.62</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>37,861</td><td>85.75%</td><td>5.15</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>44,745</td><td></td><td>7.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.86</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2018

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Biswa Bandhu Sen</td><td>21,357</td><td>57.21%</td><td>55.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Abhijit De</td><td>14,070</td><td>37.69%</td><td>8.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Kebal Kanti Nandi</td><td>642</td><td>1.72%</td><td>49.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>254</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,287</td><td>19.52%</td><td>14.29</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>37,333</td><td>88.38%</td><td>1.59</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>41,588</td><td></td><td>7.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.21</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2013

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Biswa Bandhu Sen</td><td>17,991</td><td>50.99%</td><td>0.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td>16,147</td><td>45.77%</td><td>1.90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Jahar Chakrabarti</td><td>692</td><td>1.96%</td><td>0.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pratyush Nag</td><td>183</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,844</td><td>5.23%</td><td>2.56</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>35,281</td><td>91.45%</td><td>1.43</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>38,617</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.66</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2008

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Biswa Bandhu Sen</td><td>15,987</td><td>51.65%</td><td>7.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td>13,577</td><td>43.86%</td><td>2.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Tamal Kanti Deb</td><td>805</td><td>2.60%</td><td>4.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sanjay Chowdhury</td><td>213</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,410</td><td>7.79%</td><td>5.96</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>30,952</td><td>90.05%</td><td>17.09</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>34,419</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.36</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2003

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td>11,811</td><td>46.29%</td><td>5.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sima Pal Chowdhury</td><td>11,345</td><td>44.47%</td><td>8.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Rasik Ranjan Goswami</td><td>1,869</td><td>7.33%</td><td>15.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ranjit Lal Bhattacharya</td><td>255</td><td>1.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sanjoy Chowdhury</td><td>234</td><td>0.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>466</td><td>1.83%</td><td>2.93</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>25,514</td><td>73.00%</td><td>1.74</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>35,027</td><td></td><td>12.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.65</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1998

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td>9,434</td><td>40.64%</td><td>5.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sima Pal Chowdhury</td><td>8,330</td><td>35.88%</td><td>1.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Rasik Ranjan Goswami</td><td>5,359</td><td>23.09%</td><td>5.42</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,104</td><td>4.76%</td><td>6.78</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>23,214</td><td>76.08%</td><td>1.86</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>31,127</td><td></td><td>7.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1993

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amitabha Datta</td><td>10,310</td><td>46.37%</td><td>0.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Kalidas Dutta</td><td>7,745</td><td>34.83%</td><td>18.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Rasik Ranjan Goswami</td><td>3,928</td><td>17.67%</td><td>17.05</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,565</td><td>11.54%</td><td>4.74</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>22,236</td><td>77.35%</td><td>5.56</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>29,090</td><td></td><td>32.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1988

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Kalidas Dutta</td><td>9,505</td><td>52.89%</td><td>13.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amarendra Sarma</td><td>8,283</td><td>46.09%</td><td>5.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Ranjit Kumar Sharma</td><td>110</td><td>0.61%</td><td>0.64</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,222</td><td>6.80%</td><td>5.47</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>17,970</td><td>83.10%</td><td>4.08</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>21,915</td><td></td><td>20.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1983

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amarendra Sarma</td><td>7,309</td><td>51.59%</td><td>2.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Binay Bhushan Ray</td><td>5,570</td><td>39.31%</td><td>15.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Radhagobinda Dutta</td><td>1,043</td><td>7.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Jayanta Kumar Ray</td><td>178</td><td>1.26%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,739</td><td>12.27%</td><td>17.60</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>14,168</td><td>79.09%</td><td>0.07</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>18,184</td><td></td><td>15.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.36</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Amarendra Sarma</td><td>6,640</td><td>53.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Debiprasad Purkayastha</td><td>2,963</td><td>24.07%</td><td>20.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Amulya Chandra Deb</td><td>1,818</td><td>14.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TPCC</td><td>Sanat Kumar Paul</td><td>888</td><td>7.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,677</td><td>29.87%</td><td>26.85</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>12,309</td><td>79.12%</td><td>12.88</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>15,783</td><td></td><td>30.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.73</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1972

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Amarendra Sarma</td><td>3,728</td><td>47.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Debiprasad Purkayastha</td><td>3,489</td><td>44.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Ranjan Deb Kanungo</td><td>571</td><td>7.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>Jogendra Bhusan Pal</td><td>108</td><td>1.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>239</td><td>3.03%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>7,896</td><td>66.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>12,127</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>